Soil freeze–thaw (FT) cycles play a crucial role in land–atmosphere energy exchange and climate regulation, yet accurate ...

PARIS—The failure of the radar instrument on NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite will have no effect on the European Space Agency’s purchase of U.S. technology similar to what is ...

WASHINGTON — Despite the July failure of the radar on NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite, scientists hope to salvage the $1 billion mission by enhancing data from its other sensor ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A key instrument on a $1 billion NASA satellite has failed, reducing scientists' ability to capture data to measure the moisture in Earth's soil in order to improve flood ...

Scenes featuring Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop idol group SMAP, were cut from a TV program aired Tuesday by Nippon Television Network Corp., the broadcaster said, amid magazine reports of ...

After 28 years of activity, the popular group SMAP is to break up at the end of this year. They have played a unique role in the Japanese entertainment industry, becoming national icons along the way.